Pityrosporum folliculitis, which is caused by naturally-occurring Malassezia yeasts, is a common condition especially in tropical countries. However, because it is easily confused with acne vulgaris, appropriate treatment can be delayed. A recent letter in response to a review article published in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD) detailed a small study where …
Acral melanomas (AM) are often misdiagnosed or there is a delay to appropriate diagnosis, leading to a possible delay in treatment and a corresponding poorer prognosis. Dermoscopy can be helpful for early detection by differentiating AM from benign acral melanocytic nevi. While depth of invasion is the most critical prognostic factor, a recent study hypothesized …
Joslyn Kirby, MD, and Jennie Clarke, MD stopped by the Dermcast studios during the SDPA’s Annual Summer Dermatology Conference 2018, held in Seattle, Washington, to discuss all the things you can do with dermoscopy outside of your basic skin lesions.
Androgenic alopecia (AGA) is typically treated with a combination of finasteride and minoxidil, which targets androgens, but even with this treatment 40% of patients go bald. A recent study used dermoscopy to evaluate the effectiveness of using microneedling in combination with injections of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) as a treatment modality. Twenty patients participated in the …
The SDPA Annual Summer Conference kicked off the morning pre-conference track with in an-depth look at dermoscopy. Dr. Jennie Clarke provided a quick overview of the history of dermoscopy while emphasizing that dermoscopy is not used for diagnosis but for guidance to determine the need to biopsy suspicious lesions. She highlighted that dermoscopy can be …